Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka; first African President of the International Geographical Union, Prof Akin Mabogunje, and other Council members of the Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG) during the 59th ANG Annual Conference at the University of Ibadan The President, Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG) Prof. Kayode Oyesiku, has…
The Ministry of Mines and Steel Development says it has commenced nationwide environmental monitoring to ensure mining title holders comply with mining laws and regulations. Mr Sallim Salaam, the Director, Mines Environmental Compliance Department of the ministry, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday, November 4, 2018 in Abuja. Salaam said that the…
GEF-SGP National Coordinator, Mrs Ibironke Olubamise Global Environmental Facility’s Small Grant Programme (GEF-SGP) said it exhibited its programmes and projects to educate Nigerians on the benefits in tackling environment issues. Its National Coordinator, Mrs Ibironke Olubamise, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 in Akure, Ondo State,…
A United Kingdom-based public policy assessment organisation, the Oxford Policy Management (OPM), has interrogated the increase in the number of firms engaged by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to participate in its crude oil lifting contracts and the two-year duration of the contracts from 2018 and 2020, despite the country’s unchanged levels of crude…
Neconde Energy Limited and the National Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), its joint venture partner in Oil Mining Lease (OML) 42, have started production and delivery of gas to the domestic market through the Nigeria Gas Marketing Company. This is in fulfilment of the commitment made by the Group Managing Director, Nestoil Group and chairman of…
Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC could sign crude-for-product deals with Shell and ExxonMobil, similar to one signed with BP last week, a senior NNPC official said on Monday. Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) announced last Wednesday that it had signed such a deal with BP and would provide more details later. “Unfortunately, Shell and ExxonMobil…
A total of 230.35Billion Cubic Feet (BCF) of natural gas was produced in the country in July 2018, averaging a daily production of 7,678.17Million Standard Cubic Feet (mmscfd), NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations report for July 2018 has stated. The sum represents 8.81 per cent increase compared to the previous month of June 2018. The…
Abuja, Nigeria – The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Rural Electrification Agency has commenced the implementation of a Federal Government programme, “Energizing Economies Initiative” (EEI), which aims to provide efficient, clean and sustainable power to four economic clusters across Nigeria. This initiative will have a transformative impact with the provision of reliable power supply…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Indigenous Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG), have signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA), which would drive local content implementation and simplify the procurement and tendering processes for oil and gas projects. The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Mr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, and the agency’s General Manager, Projects…
The federal government has disclosed plans to re-sell the Yola Electricity Distribution Company as well as privatise the Afam Power Plant. The proceeds from the sale are expected to be utilised in funding part of the 2018 budget. The Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex Okoh, revealed this in Lagos…
